"The recent global economic crisis pulled down this growth to 3.7 percent in 2008, 1.1 percent in 2009 from a high of 7.1 percent in 2007. The country avoided an economic recession even as the crisis weakened economies among its neighbors," paliwanag ni Paderanga.

"The Aquino administration is determined to significantly improve the lives of people, they are aiming for a higher level of growth and this will set up rates and remarkable impact of reducing poverty and increasing per capita income," ayon sa pinuno ng NEDA.

"On the demand side; growth will be driven by personal consumption expenditures (PCE) which is the primary driver of the Philippine economic recovery, investments that will benefit from the expansion of construction and GDP stocks and government consumption," idinagdag ni Paderanga.

"On the supply side, there was an expansion in the private services, construction and mining and quarrying sub-sectors. On the demand side, private and government consumption and public construction mainly were the ones contributing to growth," paliwanag niya.